Elizabeth Banks Talks Trash: Day Two

November cover girl Elizabeth Banks was blown away when she learned how much of the plastic we throw away ends up at sea. So she's tracking her own trash for three days to raise awareness. Follow her journey!

DAY TWO – Shoplifting?

“I have a gift card to a fancy department store. So I go. I buy pants. I say, I don’t need a bag. She says, let me just wrap them in tissue. I say, no, that’s ok, I’ll just stuff them in my purse. She says, like a shoplifter? Yes, exactly.

I go to a meeting at the studio. At the guard gate I give them my ID and they hand back two passes. Do I need to take these? Yes, the guard says. Crap. I figure they are now my garbage or somebody else’s and at least I know I’ll recycle them.

I need to shave my legs so I can wear a dress tomorrow but I’ve left my razor in a hotel in NY. I go to the store. Consumer packaging is crazy. It’s almost impossible to avoid plastic. So my choices are garbage or “hairy leg girl.” Guess what I picked.”